Dysphagia in Ramsay Hunt’s Syndrome - A Case Report -

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is caused by varicella zoster virus infection in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve.
It is characterized by facial palsy, otic pain, and herpetic vesicles around the auricle and external auditory canal.
Additionally, symptoms may develop related to other cranial nerve involvement, such as dizziness or hearing loss by the vestibulocochlear nerve being invaded. We report a rare case of a Ramsay-Hunt syndrome patient who developed dysphagia due to multiple cranial nerve involvement including the glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve.

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